For Immediate Release ~ October 5, 2009
Contact: Sarkis Kotanjian ~ 818-243-6222
Yerevan, Armenia – In its ongoing effort to foster agricultural development in Armenia and Artsakh, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund established scholarships for ten outstanding students of the State Agrarian University of Armenia.
The scholarships are initiated and sponsored by the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region – the fund’s affiliate in the Western United States. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must demonstrate extraordinary scholastic achievement and come from socially vulnerable families of freedom fighters who have lost their lives during Artsakh’s war of liberation.
Arshaluys Tarverdyan, rector of the State Agrarian University of Armenia, will present a list of scholarship candidates to the fund, and the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region will make the final selections. Seven students will receive scholarships for one semester, two students for two semesters, and the top student will be granted a scholarship to cover the remainder of his or her studies at the State Agrarian University of Armenia.
“We hope that the recipients of these scholarships will go on to dedicate themselves to their great calling, promoting agricultural excellence in their homeland,” said Aida Khachikyan, social and humanitarian projects advisor to the fund’s executive director.
Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian and infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Since 1991, Armenia Fund has rendered more than $190 million in development aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia Fund, Inc. is the U.S. Western Region affiliate of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Tax ID# 95-4485698
